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Greater Manchester Police has become the first force in the world to receive global standard accreditation for its call handling service. The Force’s Operational Communications...
Date Published 22/02/2010
A 30-year-old man who was caught driving round Rochdale with a gun has been jailed for six years, today, Monday 22 February 2010. Gary Lee Edgar (born 21/03/79), of Middleton...
I was shocked at the recent decision by Tesco to move 600 jobs to Widnes from Wincanton Distribution in Middleton. This was a complete surprise and I understand there had been...
Families who have faced either stillbirth or losing their babies shortly after birth are being invited to a special service of remembrance at Rochdale Infirmary. The service,...
The service on Sunday 28 February is Sung Holy Communion at 10.30am, during the service our Clemmie’s Club for children meets in the hall and all children are welcome to join in....
Children can now get more nursing care in the community thanks to two new clinics setting up in the borough. The appointment-only clinics have been set up by the Children’s...
Co-operative Milnrow Band is in rehearsal for area contests to be held at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Sunday 14 March. Milnrow will be competing against eleven other top...
The preacher at the morning service at 10.30am tomorrow Sunday 28 February will be Mr Graham Heapy. On wednesday evening at 7.30pm at St George's Church, Oakenrod there is the...
Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) has called on Greater Manchester Police to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources so that more focus can be put on...
North West Liberal Democrat Euro-MP Chris Davies is calling for the tax records of every person in the country to be made publically available. With some local councils said to...
A damning report conducted by the Asbestos Training and Consultancy Association (ATAC) is released today (Monday 22 February), and highlights the failings of schools across the...
Littleborough Civic Trust has raised concerns that the Rochdale Canal towpath is to be a hard surface. Resurfacing work is currently in progress at Smithy Bridge, at a cost of...
Greater Manchester Police has reduced the number of wanted offenders by almost 50 per cent in two weeks. The operation - code named Operation Sabre - ran across every division...
On 10 February we published an article with the headline Lib Dem Council 'extravagance'. The crux of the article was £100,000 of council tax payers’ money had been spent on...
Date Published 21/02/2010
You can have sex, join the army and get married all before the age of 18. Now, the Co-operative has launched a campaign to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. Rochdale Online...
Date Published 20/02/2010
The high street has suffered its worst January in 15 years due to a combination of the recession and icy weather. The British Retail Consortium said the dreadful start to 2010...
The Rathbone centre in Rochdale is working hard to help youngsters in the borough get back into education and into employment. Rathbone’s offers a variety of courses and it is...
Rochdale Borough Council’s benefits service has been rated as “good” with “promising prospects for improvement” according to an independent report released by the Audit...
Keen supporters and lifelong sponsors of Middleton Cricket Club joined together this evening (Friday 19 February 2010) to raise funds for the eight teams that play for the...
Date Published 19/02/2010
Following the collapse of Woodford Group, who went into administration last year, Littleborough residents face a wait to find out what is to happen with the former Akzo Nobel...
There is a new bus operator on service 528, Rochdale - Ripponden - Halifax, a route with a long history going back to 1926. This is now operated by Huddersfield Bus Company, part...
Around 600 parking fines went uncollected by Rochdale Borough Council last year losing taxpayers £36,360. While motorists who paid promptly were penalised those that didn’t...
Rochdale’s new community woodland is now fully open to the public, thanks to the Forestry Commission's latest green makeover project in the town. After four years of intensive...
Ice and fog caused treacherous driving conditions on the M62 this morning resulting in several vehicles skidding off the motorway. Four lanes were closed between Milnrow and...
New congestion-busting measures will allow motorists to use the hard shoulder on the M62 at peak times. The plans, part of a national £2 billion Government scheme, will give...
The Shine beauty salon and hairdressers on Market Street, Heywood, was robbed of its takings by a masked male last week. The robbery took place on the afternoon of Friday 12...
At 1:30pm on Saturday 23 January 2010, a 15-year-old was punched by a boy outside Fishwick’s in Rochdale town centre. The victim suffered a fractured jaw as a result of the...
More than 100 people are now in custody as part of Greater Manchester Police’s crackdown on drunken violence. Homes across Greater Manchester have been raided in an initiative...
The Council communications team has admitted an error that had seen them accused of "political bias". In a news story that was sent out to the media and placed on the Council...
A hugely controversial housing development has been granted planning permission. Great Places Housing Group applied for permission to build 27 dwellings on land off Woodbine...
